Quality monitoring of artesunate 50mg tablets produced in Vietnam
- Author:
Truong Van Nhu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Artesunat;
Quality
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Pharmaceutical Preparations;
Artemisinins
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(6):23-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Quality of the locally produced artesunate 50mg tablets provided by the National Malaria Control program to five provinces of Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Ha Tinh and Ninh Thuan was monitored in a survey from June 2001 to December 2004 that was conformed with the expiry date of the drug. The drug had also been previously found to meet the quality criteria of manufacturer and pharmacopoeia. Analysis of samples collected from five provinces showed a remaining stable quality of mass equability, disintegration, hardness and solubility as permitted limits. The artesunate concentration was found to be 90-100% and 95-105% according to pharmaceutical classes and manufacturer criteria, respectively
